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Renfrewshire Q4 21-22

Renfrewshire Council · 7 June 2022
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Renfrewshire Performance Report
1st January 2022 - 31st March 2022
Q2 saw an increase of

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Renfrewshire Performance Report
Table of Contents
Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan Priorities 3
Renfrewshire Activity Summary 4
Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fires 5
Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties 6
Unintentional Injury and Harm 7
Deliberate Fire Setting 8
Non-Domestic Fire Safety 9
Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals 10

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1 0 2 9 0 21
0 0 2 11 1 21
4 0 4 17 0 15
4 1 2 8 1 11
3 1 1 10 1 23
4 0 1 5 2 34
3 0 1 6 3 7
4 0 2 19 1 55
2 0 2 8 0 18
0 0 0 13 0 6
3 1 0 15 3 23
3 0 0 8 0 27
31 3 17 129 12 261
-9% 50% 0% 3% -25% 40%
-20% -42% -5% 9% -5% 9%
3
Year on Year Change
3 Year Average Change
Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank
Erskine and Inchinnan
Houston, Crosslee and Linwood
Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood, Lochwinnoch
Johnstone South and Elderslie
Total Incidents
Renfrew North and Braehead
Renfrew South and Gallowhill
Paisley East and Central
Paisley Northeast and Ralston
Paisley Northwest
Paisley Southeast
Paisley Southwest
Accidental
Dwelling Fires
Deliberate
Fire Setting
Non-
Domestic   
Fire Safety
Accidental
Dwelling Fire
Casualties
Unintentional
Injury and Harm
Unwanted
Fire Alarm
Signals
Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan Priorities
The Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan has been developed to set out the priorities and objectives withinRenfrewshireand
allows our local authority partners to scrutinise the performance outcomes of these priorities. We will continue to work
closely with our partners in Renfrewshireto ensure we are all “Working Together for a Safer Scotland” through targeting
risks to our communities at a local level.
The plan has been developed to complement key partnership activity embedded across Renfrewshire Community Plan and
associated Delivery and Thematic plans. Through partnership working we will seek to deliver continuous improvement in our
performance and effective service delivery in our area of operations.
The Local Fire and Rescue Plan for Renfrewshire identified six areas for demand reduction and is subject to regular
monitoring and reporting through the Police / Fire and Rescue Committee. A summary of the priorities and current activity is
detailed below with further detail and analysis contained within this performance report.
About the statistics within this report 
The activity totals and other statistics quoted within this report are published in the interests of transparency and
openness. They are provisional in nature and subject to change as a result of ongoing quality assurance and review.
Because all statistics quoted are provisional there may be a difference in the period totals quoted in our reports after
local publication which result from revisions or additions to the data in our systems. The Scottish Government publishes
official statistics each year which allow for comparisons to be made over longer periods of time.
Activity levels have reduced by more than 5%
Activity levels have reduced by up to 5%
Activity levels have increased overall

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Renfrewshire Activity Summary
4
ssociated Delivery and Thematic plans. Through partnership working we will seek to deliver continuous improvement in our
monitoring and reporting through the Police / Fire and Rescue Committee. A summary of the priorities and current activity is
0
200
400
600
800
2016/17 2017/2018 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
Renfrewshire Operational Trends
Total Incidents All Fires All Special Services All False Alarms
27%
16%
57%
25%
15%
59%
All Fires All Special Services All False Alarms
Annual Average
3 Year Average
34.75%
13.98%
9.32%
8.66%
6.92%
4.93%
3.73%
2.53%
2.40%
1.73%
1.73%
1.46%
1.33%
0.93%
0.93%
False Alarm (UFAS)
False Alarm (Dwelling)
Refuse Fire
False Alarm (Good Intent)
Outdoor Fire
Dwelling Fire
Special Service - Effecting…
Special Service - No action (not…
Special Service - RTC
Special Service - Flooding
Other Building Fire
Vehicle Fire
False Alarm (Malicious)
Special Service - Assist other…
Special Service - Making Safe…
Top 15 Incidents Types by %
00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Kilbarchan, Howwood,
189
fires
primary &
secondary
special
services
116
false
alarms
446 16%
totalnumber of
incidents
751
11%
-3%
fire & non-fire
casualties
23
-8% economiccost of
ufas incidents
£514,170
Activityby Time of Day
16%
Incidents by Classification
*data above is year on year change

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-9% -20%
5
Main Source of Ignition
Year on
Year
3 Year
Average
86%
Detection
Actuated
Automatic Detection & Actuation
Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fires Domesti
Detection
Present
90%
Calls Made via Linked
Alarms
87%
16
4 3 2 2
Cooking appliance Smoking Related Electricity supply Other domestic
style appliance
Heating
equipment
Main Source of Ignition
54 58
40 34 31
2017/2018 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
35% 26%
39% 10%
No FirefightingAction Direct Firefighting
NoHeat/Smoke Damage No FireDamage
Alcohol/Drug
Impairment
10%
Distraction
26%
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05
06
07
08
09
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17
18
19
20
21222300
3%
Erskine and
Inchinnan
0% 13%
Houston, Crosslee
and Linwood
Johnstone North,
Kilbarchan, Howwood,
Lochwinnoch
Johnstone South and
Elderslie
Paisley East
and Central
Paisley Northeast
and Ralston Paisley Northwest
13% 10% 13%
13% 6%10%
Paisley
Southeast
0% 10%
Paisley
Southwest
Renfrew North
and Braehead
Bishopton, Bridge of
Weir and Langbank
Performance Summary
Accidental Dwelling Fires by Time of Day
Severity of Accidental Dwelling Fires
Human Factors
Accidental Dwelling Fires Activity by Ward (% share)
Accidental Dwelling Fires show a decrease of 9% (3 incidents) from Q4 2020/21. 
Cooking remains the most common source of ignition within Renfrewshire accounting for 16 of the accidental dwelling fires. 
35% (11) of the incidents required no firefighting action, 26% (8) were due to distraction and 10% (3) were due to
alcohol/drug impairment.  28 of the 31 incidents had detection installed and 86% (27) of them operated and raised the
alarm.
Renfrew South
and Gallowhill
10%
Accidental DwellingFires

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50% -42%
6
Year on
Year
3 Year
Average
Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties
Breathing
difficulties
Burns - slight
Other
33%
33%
33%
0%
0%
0%
0 0
2
0 00 0 0
1
0
0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 79 80+
Male
67%
Female
33%
11
8
2 2 3
2017/2018 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
Accidental Dwelling Fires Casualties
0% 0%
Paisley Southwest
Renfrew North and
Braehead
Bishopton, Bridge of
Weir and Langbank
0%
Erskine and
Inchinnan
0% 0%
Houston, Crosslee
and Linwood
Johnstone North,
Kilbarchan, Howwood,
Lochwinnoch
Johnstone South
and Elderslie
Paisley East
and Central
Paisley
Northeast and
Ralston
Paisley
Northwest
33% 33% 0%
0% 0%0%
Paisley
Southeast
Unintentional Injury and
01 0203
04
05
06
07
08
09
101112131415
16
17
18
19
20
21
2223 00
First Aidat Scene
Hospital -Serious Injuries
Hospital-Slight Injuries
0%
0% 100%
Fatality
0%
PerformanceSummary Fire Casualties by Time of Day
Nature of Injury
Extent of Harm
Age / Gender Profile
AccidentalDwelling Fire Casualties by Ward (%share)
An increase of 50% from 2 to 3 dwelling fire casualties for this reporting period. The injuries sustained by the casualties were
slight in nature requiring First Aid at the scene.
Renfrew South
and Gallowhill
33%

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0% -5%
7
Year on
Year
3 Year
Average
Unintentional Injury and Harm
Head injury
Collapse
Cuts/Lacerations
Other
medical
Bruising
Back / Neck injury
(spinal) 24%
18%
12%
12%
6%
6%
0 0
3 3 2
0 0
3 4
2
0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 79 80+
Male47%
Female
53%
Bishopton, Bridge of
Weir and Langbank
Erskine and
Inchinnan
12% 24%
Houston, Crosslee
and Linwood
Johnstone North,
Kilbarchan, Howwood,
Lochwinnoch
Johnstone South and
Elderslie
Paisley
Northwest
12% 6% 6%
12% 12%6%
12%
Paisley
Northeast and
Ralston
Paisley East
and Central
Paisley
Southeast
0% 0%
Paisley
Southwest
Renfrew North and
Braehead
Road Traffic
Collision
Water
Rescue
Assisting Other
Agencies
53% 0%41%
01 0203
04
05
06
07
08
09
101112131415
16
17
18
19
20
21
22 23 00
First Aid at Scene
Hospital -Serious Injuries
Hospital -Slight Injuries
6%
65% 18%
Fatality
12%
38
20 19 17 17
2017/2018 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
Deliberate
Bishopton, Bridge of Weir
Performance Summary Non-Fire Casualties by Time of Day
Nature of Injury
Extent of Harm
Non-FireEmergency Activity
Age / Gender Profile
Non-FireCasualties by Ward (% share)
Non-fire casualties remain static from this period last year with
a total of 17 casualties.  Of the 17 casualties 9 were as a result
of Road Traffic Collisions (53%).  Incidents involving Assisting
Other Agencies accounted for 41% (7 incidents) of all the
activity within this indicator.  Tragically,2 fatalities were
recorded this period. The first incident was effecting entry for
multi-agencypartners. The second was a recovery operation
from the Black Cart Water.
Renfrew South
and Gallowhill
0%
Non-Fire Casualties

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3% 9%
8
Year on
Year
3 Year
Average
Deliberate Fire Setting
Bishopton, Bridge of Weir
and Langbank
Erskine and
Inchinnan
9% 13%
Houston, Crosslee
and Linwood
Johnstone North,
Kilbarchan, Howwood,
Lochwinnoch
Johnstone South
and Elderslie Paisley East
and Central
Paisley
Northeast and
Ralston
Paisley
Northwest
6% 8% 4%
15% 6%5%
7%
Paisley Southeast
10% 12%
Paisley
Southwest
Renfrew North and
Braehead
70
102
85
125 129
2017/2018 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
01 0203
04
05
06
07
08
09
101112131415
16
17
18
19
20
21
22 23 00
13%
21%
17%
26%
22%
18%
87%
79%
83%
74%
78%
82%
2016/17
2017/2018
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
Primary Secondary
26%
17%
35%
22%
Other Buildings
Dwellings
Vehicles
Other Primary
58%
42%
Refuse
Other Secondary
715 698 656 626 677 751
143 55 85 63 98 106
2016/17 2017/2018 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
All Incidents Deliberate Secondary Fires
Non
Bishopton, Bridge of Weir
Kilbarchan, Howwood,
Performance Summary Deliberate Fires by Time of Day
Deliberate Fires by Classification
Primary Fire Ratioby Activity Type
Secondary Fire Ratio by Activity Type
Deliberate Fires Compared to OperationalActivity
Deliberate Fires by Ward (% share)
Deliberate fire setting shows a increase of 3% (4) incidents from
Q4 last year.  Secondary fires accounted for 82% (106) of the
incidents within this indicator. Refuse fires was the main area
of activity within this metric.
6%
Renfrew South
and Gallowhill
Definitions
Primary Fires -all fires in buildings, vehicles and outdoor structures or any fire
involving casualties, rescues or fires attended by five or more appliances
Secondary Fires – fire incidents that did not occur at a primary location, was
not a chimney fire in an occupied building, did not involve casualties
(otherwise categorised as a primary incident) and was attended by four or
fewer appliances.
Deliberate Fires

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-25% -5%
9
Year on
Year
3 Year
Average
Non Domestic Fire Safety
11
15
25
16
12
2017/2018 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
Non Domestic Fires
Bishopton, Bridge of Weir
and Langbank
Erskine and
Inchinnan
8% 0%
Houston, Crosslee
and Linwood
Johnstone North,
Kilbarchan, Howwood,
Lochwinnoch
Johnstone South and
Elderslie
Paisley East
and Central
Paisley
Northeast
and Ralston
Paisley Northwest
8% 8% 17%
8% 0%25%
0%
Paisley Southeast
0% 25%
Paisley Southwest Renfrew North and
Braehead
75%
25% 0%
Accidental Deliberate Not Known
42% 33%
50% 58%
No Firefighting Action Direct Firefighting
Heat/Smoke Damage No Fire Damage
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Sheltered Housing
Food and Drink, Takeaway
Retail, Large supermarket
Retail, Shopping Centre
Residential Home, Nursing/Care
Retail, Other retail warehouse
Transport buildings
Unwanted
Kilbarchan, Howwood,
01 0203
04
05
06
07
08
09
101112131415
16
17
18
19
20
21
2223 00
Performance Summary Non-Domestic Firesby Time of Day
Non-Domestic Fires by Nature of Origin
Non-Domestic Fires by Ward (% share)
Severity of Non-DomesticFires
Non-Domestic Fires by Premises Type
A decrease of 25% (4 incidents) for the year on year measure.  5 incidents required no firefighting action and 7 incidents
resulted in No Fire Damage.
Renfrew South
and Gallowhill
0%

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40% 9%
10
Year on
Year
3 Year
Average
Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals
222 210
175 186
261
2017/2018 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
Bishopton, Bridge of Weir
and Langbank
Erskine and
Inchinnan
8% 6%
Houston, Crosslee and
Linwood
Johnstone South and
Elderslie
Paisley East
and Central
Paisley
Northeast and
Ralston
Paisley
Northwest
4% 9% 13%
21% 7%3%
8%
Johnstone North,
Kilbarchan, Howwood,
Lochwinnoch
Paisley
Southeast
2% 9%
Paisley
Southwest
Renfrew North
and Braehead
10%
9%
8%
8%
8%
Hospital
Hotel/motel
Residential Nursing/Care
Secondary school
Infant/primary school
35%
UFAS Percentage Against all Incidents
UFAS Percentage Against all False Alarms
59%
Human Influenceand Alarm Activations
55%
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
01 0203
04
05
06
07
08
09
101112131415
16
17
18
19
20
21
22 23 00
PerformanceSummary
Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals
Unwanted Fire AlarmSignals by Ward (% share)
UnwantedFire Alarm Signals by Time of Day
UnwantedFire Alarm Signals - Top 5 Premises
Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals Activity Ratios
Average Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals per Day
Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals (UFAS) show a 40% (75 incidents) increase year on year.  10% (26 incidents) were recorded in
Hospital premises. Hotels accounted for 9% (24 incidents).   55% (144 incidents) were found to be as a result of human
interactions i.e. not isolating the system before testing, cooking, smoking etc.
Renfrew South and
Gallowhill
10%